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School

Simon Fraser University

Department

Business Administration

Course

BUS 272

Professor

Zorana Svedic

Semester

Summer

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BUS 272: Chapter 3 Vocab
1) Value (Pg 84) – basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is
personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of
existence
2) Value System (Pg 84) – a hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual’s values in terms of their
intensity
3) Terminal Values (Pg 84) – goals that individuals would like to achieve during their lifetime
4) Instrumental Values (Pg 84) – preferable ways of behaving
5) Ethics (Pg 85) – the study of moral values or principles that guide our behaviour and inform us
whether actions are right or wrong
6) Power Distance (Pg 86) – a national culture attribute that describes the extent to which a society
accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally
7) Individualism (Pg 86) – a national culture attribute that describes the degree to which people
prefer to act as individuals rather than as members of groups
8) Collectivism (Pg 86) – A national culture attribute that describes a tight social framework in
which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after them and protect them
9) Masculinity (Pg 86) – a national culture attribute that describes the extent to which the culture
favours traditional masculine work roles of achievement, power, and control. Societal values are
characterized by assertiveness and materialism
10) Femininity (Pg 86) – a national culture attribute that sees little differentiation between male and
female roles; women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects
11) Uncertainty avoidance (Pg 87) – a national culture attribute that describes the extent to which a
society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them
12) Long term orientation (Pg 87) – a national culture attribute that emphasizes the futre, thrift, and
persistence
13) Short term orientation (Pg 87) – a national culture attribute that emphasizes the past and present,
respect for tradition, and fulfillment of social obligations
14) Attitudes (Pg 97) – positive or negative feelings about objects, people, or events
15) Job satisfaction (Pg 98) – a positive feeling about a job resulting from an evaluation of its
characteristics 16) Core self evaluation (Pg 99) – bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities,
competence, and worth as a person
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